Sleep Cycle alarm clock
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Track sleep & wake up better

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Description

Wake up feeling rested with Sleep Cycle. Track your sleep and get analysis that helps you get a good night's sleep.

Start your day feeling energized with our intelligent alarm clock that is designed to gently wake you up while you’re in your lightest sleep phase. Plus, you’ll get detailed analysis as Sleep Cycle monitors your sleep patterns from the moment your head hits the pillow.

3 reasons you’ll love Sleep Cycle:

1. Gently does it - Waking you up while you’re in a light sleep is the natural way to wake up.2. Understand your sleep - Learn about your sleep patterns with detailed analyses. 3. Nothing under your pillow - Simply turn Sleep Cycle on before going to bed, and place your device on your nightstand or close by on the floor.

√ Heart rate monitor - measure your heart rate (RHR) every morning using the built in camera in your device

√ Sleep aid - helps you fall asleep easier

√ Sleep notes - see how events such as drinking coffee, stress, working out, or eating late affect your sleep quality

√ Wake up mood - see how Sleep Cycle affects your wake up mood

√ Online backup - lets you secure your sleep data online

√ Export sleep data to Excel for detailed analysis

√ Philips HUE light bulb support - simulate a natural sunrise to give you an even softer wake up

REQUIREMENTSAbility to charge your phone by the bed.Ability to place your phone near the bed, such as on a nightstand table or on the floor.

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The optional Premium subscription costs $29.99 per year.

It will be charged from your iTunes account after the purchase. You can manage or cancel your auto-renewable subscription by entering the user settings in iTunes after the purchase. The subscription will be auto-renewed 24 hours before the subscription period ends with the same kind of subscription you already bought to the same price. It's not possible to abort the subscription during the time it's active. Terms and Privacy: http://www.sleepcycle.com/terms-of-use.html

What’s New

Version History

5.5.6

Dec 29, 2018

Bug fixes and improvements

5.5.5

5.5.4

Nov 6, 2018

In this release, we’re now supporting the new iPhone XS Max, the iPhone XR and the Watch Series 4, not to mention the updated WatchOS 5 for all devices. That’s a lot of numbers and letters, but the magic of waking up at the right time, remains.

5.5.3

Jul 23, 2018

This release contains the usual tricks and fixes that make Sleep Cycle slightly better than before. Even a bug hunt deserves an update, after all.

5.5.2

May 22, 2018

Minor bug fixes and improvements.

5.5.1

No more snore. The new Watch App gently nudges your wrist when it detects snoring. The gentle nudge will not cause you to wake up, but it will have you change position without knowing it and stop snoring. No snore means better quality sleep.

Your family can rest assured - that you get up on time without disturbing them. Sleep Cycle Apple Watch App offers silent wake up. Wake up by silent haptics on your wrist, with no disturbance to the rest of the house.

Heart of the matter. Sleep Cycle now tracks your heart rate average throughout the night via the Watch App, automatically.

5.5.0

No more snore. The new Watch App gently nudges your wrist when it detects snoring. The gentle nudge will not cause you to wake up, but it will have you change position without knowing it and stop snoring. No snore means better quality sleep.

Your family can rest assured - that you get up on time without disturbing them. Sleep Cycle Apple Watch App offers silent wake up. Wake up by silent haptics on your wrist, with no disturbance to the rest of the house.

Heart of the matter. Sleep Cycle now tracks your heart rate average throughout the night via the Watch App, automatically.

5.4.5

Dec 14, 2017

New optimizations for iPhone X and iPhone 8, including improved heart rate reading and support to keep device face up during night.

5.4.4

Nov 3, 2017

Adaptations for iOS 11 and iPhone X.Bug fixes and improvements.

5.4.3

Sep 18, 2017

Bug fixes and improvements

5.4.2

Aug 23, 2017

Bug fixes and improvements

5.4.1

Jun 1, 2017

Snore detection implemented in Trends. With the latest release, Sleep Cycle does not only detect, measure, and track your snoring - it also gives you historical snore data in the Premium Trends view.

5.4

Apr 21, 2017

INTRODUCING SNORE DETECTION

Maybe you snore. Maybe you don’t. But a third of the adult population do. Despite getting a full night’s sleep, they don’t know why they’re tired or annoyed, anxious or deprived. But that’s what poor sleep does to you, and snoring is part of poor sleep.

Well, not anymore. Using our patented sound technology to analyse the quality of your sleep, we’re now able to detect your snoring. If you’re one of those thirds, then Sleep Cycle is the first step to help get you on track to resolve your snoring and earn that sleep quality you deserve.

5.2.1

5.2

- iPad support! With this update, iPad users can finally wake up as happy as iPhone users.

- New graph! Sleep quality affected by location. Get new insights on how the location affects your sleep quality.

- ’Dont show again' button on the nightly charging and placement reminder. (We've been reminding you for seven years now, we thought it was about time you could opt out).

- Average sleep time is back under statistics. We heard you missed it. So we've put it back.

- New improved help section gives you access to Sleep Cycle articles and FAQ.

- Several bugfixes and stability improvements.

5.1

Jan 12, 2016

Bug fixes and improvements

5.0.1

Nov 11, 2015

5.0.1

Fixed an issue where existing paying users did not get Premium for free automatically (forever).Important bug fixes and improvements.

5.0:

After two years of extensive research and testing, Sleep Cycle introduces:

Patented Sound Analysis Sleep Tracking

ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR PHONES IN BEDNew groundbreaking sound analysis technology with a new patented intelligent algorithm, trained to identify sounds generated by your movements in bed during sleep. Place the phone near the bed or on the floor and Sleep Cycle’s sound analysis will track your sleep and wake you up at the optimal time in the morning. Using machine learning, Sleep Cycle automatically identifies and ignores all sounds that are not generated from your movements in bed. Two in the bed? Sleep Cycle will now link both phones automatically to each other and determine from where the sound is coming from, before adding it to the sleep analysis of the correct user.(Enable sound analysis under Settings/Motion detection)

TRENDSA new tab focuses entirely on long term sleep trends, giving you all the in-depth information, correlations and visual overviews you need. Connecting you to the world of sleep through sleep stats from across the globe.

Dec 29, 2018

Version 5.5.6

Bug fixes and improvements

Ratings and Reviews

4.7 out of 5

144.2K Ratings

144.2K Ratings

Editors’ Notes

When your alarm goes off in the morning, is your first reaction to throw it against the wall? The problem isn’t with you—it’s with your alarm clock. Thankfully, Sleep Cycle offers a clever solution for improving your rest. Rather than yanking you from your slumber at a specific minute, the app analyzes your sleep patterns and then picks the moment you’re sleeping lightest (within a half-hour window you define) to rouse you gently. Best of all, unlike some smart alarms, this one doesn’t need extra hardware or require your device to be resting on your bed: it tracks your sleep using just its microphone!

Editors’ Notes

When your alarm goes off in the morning, is your first reaction to throw it against the wall? The problem isn’t with you—it’s with your alarm clock. Thankfully, Sleep Cycle offers a clever solution for improving your rest. Rather than yanking you from your slumber at a specific minute, the app analyzes your sleep patterns and then picks the moment you’re sleeping lightest (within a half-hour window you define) to rouse you gently. Best of all, unlike some smart alarms, this one doesn’t need extra hardware or require your device to be resting on your bed: it tracks your sleep using just its microphone!

Johnny B10225
,04/21/2018

Just get it. You’ll be so happy you did

If you’re not a morning person or even if you are, but want to wake up with more energy, get Sleep Cycle. I hate mornings. In a perfect world I would be able to sleep 10-12+ hours a night and not get up before 10 am. But unfortunately I am not in college anymore, have a family to take care of and have a grown up job. Before I started using Sleep Cycle I would set at least 10 alarms (on my phone, my iPad and an alarm clock on my nightstand). Even with that I constantly struggled to get up on time and when I eventually got up I had zero energy. That instantly changed when I started using Sleep Cycle. The first morning felt great, but thought maybe I just finally slept good. After using Sleep Cycle for at least 6 months now I can confidently say that it is the reason I wake up on time and with plenty of energy. Before Sleep Cycle I could hit the snooze button and fall right back to sleep. Because Sleep Cycle wakes me up when I am in a light sleep, once I am up I usually can’t fall back asleep. Sleep Cycle has also helped me get better sleep by tracking my sleep quality and identifying variables that cause me to sleep poorly. I hesitate to say any app is life changing, but there is no other way to describe Sleep Cycle. It has changed my life for the better and I am so thankful the developers created it.

Johnny B10225
,04/21/2018

Just get it. You’ll be so happy you did

If you’re not a morning person or even if you are, but want to wake up with more energy, get Sleep Cycle. I hate mornings. In a perfect world I would be able to sleep 10-12+ hours a night and not get up before 10 am. But unfortunately I am not in college anymore, have a family to take care of and have a grown up job. Before I started using Sleep Cycle I would set at least 10 alarms (on my phone, my iPad and an alarm clock on my nightstand). Even with that I constantly struggled to get up on time and when I eventually got up I had zero energy. That instantly changed when I started using Sleep Cycle. The first morning felt great, but thought maybe I just finally slept good. After using Sleep Cycle for at least 6 months now I can confidently say that it is the reason I wake up on time and with plenty of energy. Before Sleep Cycle I could hit the snooze button and fall right back to sleep. Because Sleep Cycle wakes me up when I am in a light sleep, once I am up I usually can’t fall back asleep. Sleep Cycle has also helped me get better sleep by tracking my sleep quality and identifying variables that cause me to sleep poorly. I hesitate to say any app is life changing, but there is no other way to describe Sleep Cycle. It has changed my life for the better and I am so thankful the developers created it.

sstkdoxr320
,08/04/2018

The Secret to Waking up on Time

I think I have found the perfect combination of alarm clocks. I always set Sleep Cycle to be my first alarm, and another app called SpinMe Alarm Clock as my backup. Sleep Cycle usually wakes me up in my optimal wake up time, but sometimes it just isn’t enough for me and I’ll either snooze through it or turn it off and go back to bed. If Sleep Cycle fails to wake me up, my backup alarm SpinMe will start blaring which can only be turned off if I get out of bed and spin around a couple times before it finally shuts off! Crazy but it works and I haven’t been late to work since I started doing this routine. And no you can't just spin the phone around in your hand!

Sleep Cycle really does help in waking you up during your light sleep. I can feel it working most mornings. And I have studied the science behind sleep so I can attest that the premise of this app isn’t merely a placebo, but something that has actually been proven. However the problem that this alarm clock doesn’t solve is that sometimes (especially on nights where you get very little sleep), it can be really easy to ignore your alarm clock and really hard to wake up. That’s where SpinMe Alarm comes in, an alarm clock that is impossible to ignore and forces you out of bed. I highly recommend using these 2 alarms together. Best few dollars I’ve ever spent!!

sstkdoxr320
,08/04/2018

The Secret to Waking up on Time

I think I have found the perfect combination of alarm clocks. I always set Sleep Cycle to be my first alarm, and another app called SpinMe Alarm Clock as my backup. Sleep Cycle usually wakes me up in my optimal wake up time, but sometimes it just isn’t enough for me and I’ll either snooze through it or turn it off and go back to bed. If Sleep Cycle fails to wake me up, my backup alarm SpinMe will start blaring which can only be turned off if I get out of bed and spin around a couple times before it finally shuts off! Crazy but it works and I haven’t been late to work since I started doing this routine. And no you can't just spin the phone around in your hand!

Sleep Cycle really does help in waking you up during your light sleep. I can feel it working most mornings. And I have studied the science behind sleep so I can attest that the premise of this app isn’t merely a placebo, but something that has actually been proven. However the problem that this alarm clock doesn’t solve is that sometimes (especially on nights where you get very little sleep), it can be really easy to ignore your alarm clock and really hard to wake up. That’s where SpinMe Alarm comes in, an alarm clock that is impossible to ignore and forces you out of bed. I highly recommend using these 2 alarms together. Best few dollars I’ve ever spent!!

Editors’ Notes

When your alarm goes off in the morning, is your first reaction to throw it against the wall? The problem isn’t with you—it’s with your alarm clock. Thankfully, Sleep Cycle offers a clever solution for improving your rest. Rather than yanking you from your slumber at a specific minute, the app analyzes your sleep patterns and then picks the moment you’re sleeping lightest (within a half-hour window you define) to rouse you gently. Best of all, unlike some smart alarms, this one doesn’t need extra hardware or require your device to be resting on your bed: it tracks your sleep using just its microphone!

Editors’ Notes

When your alarm goes off in the morning, is your first reaction to throw it against the wall? The problem isn’t with you—it’s with your alarm clock. Thankfully, Sleep Cycle offers a clever solution for improving your rest. Rather than yanking you from your slumber at a specific minute, the app analyzes your sleep patterns and then picks the moment you’re sleeping lightest (within a half-hour window you define) to rouse you gently. Best of all, unlike some smart alarms, this one doesn’t need extra hardware or require your device to be resting on your bed: it tracks your sleep using just its microphone!